Jimmy Hitchcock (golfer)

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Jimmy Hitchcock
Personal information
Full name	James Hitchcock
Born	1930 (1930) Bromley, London, England
Died	25 December 2015 (aged 85) Belgium
Sporting nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T61: 1966
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T11: 1959

James Hitchcock (1930 – 25 December 2015) was an English professional golfer.^[1]

Hitchcock was born in Bromley. He won several major professional tournaments including the 1960 British Masters and the 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament.^[2]^[3] He was selected as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team in 1965, losing all three of the matches he played.^[1]

Death

Hitchcock died, aged 85, on Christmas Day 2015 in Belgium where he had lived for many years.^[4]

Tournament wins

1960 British Masters
1961 East Rand Open (South Africa)^[5]
1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Honda Foursomes Tournament (with Bill Large)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament
The Open Championship	CUT	T29	CUT	CUT	23	CUT	T11

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Masters Tournament							T61
The Open Championship		CUT	T30	T26	CUT	49	T16	CUT	CUT	T40	CUT

Note: Hitchcock only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1965
Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1959 (winners)

References

^ ^a ^b Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
^ "Hitchcock's victory in Masters". Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
^ "Hitchcock's easy victory in Agfa-Gevaert". Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
^ "Jimmy Hitchcock Obituary". European Tour. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016.
^ "Bob Tuohy in tie for third". The Age. 24 January 1961. p. 22. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

v t e Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1965
Peter Alliss Peter Butler Neil Coles Jimmy Hitchcock Bernard Hunt Jimmy Martin Christy O'Connor Lionel Platts Dave Thomas George Will Harry Weetman (non-playing captain)
Lost: 12.5 – 19.5

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